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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2020
Applicant:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Inventor:
Douglas J. Wyland, Greer, SC (US);
Assignee:
Zimmer, Inc., Warsaw, IN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/0811 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0858 (2013.01); A61F 2002/0888 (2013.01);
Abstract
A device, a method of manufacturing, and a surgical method are disclosed in which fibrous connective tissues to be attached to bone are protected by a sleeve. An introducer may be used to assist in placing the fibrous connective tissue into the sleeve.